Swiss Summer School 2022
Chemical Biology
11.-15. September 2022, Eurotel Victoria Les Diablerets, Switzerland
Program Structure
Lectures
Sunday, Sept 11, 2022
16.00
Welcome and Summer School Opening
16.30
Prof. Ed Tate, Imperial College London, London (UK); Opening Lecture
«Spinning out of control: from malaria to cancer via the common cold»
«Spinning out of control: from malaria to cancer via the common cold»
17.30
Dr. Christoph Boss, Senior Vice President, Head of Drug Discovery Chemistry, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
«The Fascinating World of Drug Discovery»
«The Fascinating World of Drug Discovery»
20.00
Career Session
Xenia Martinelli, Senn Chemicals
Dominik Ebner, Bachem
«Company Presentations and Discussion of Employment Opportunities»
Xenia Martinelli, Senn Chemicals
Dominik Ebner, Bachem
«Company Presentations and Discussion of Employment Opportunities»
Monday, Sept 12, 2022
08.30
Dr. Jean Quancard, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel (Switzerland)
«Best practices in validating chemical probes»
«Best practices in validating chemical probes»
09.30
Prof. Claudia Höbartner, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg (Germany)
«Writing and reading RNA modifications by ribozymes and deoxyribozymes»
«Writing and reading RNA modifications by ribozymes and deoxyribozymes»
11.00
Dr. Tamara Reyes Robles, MSD Exploratory Science Center, Cambridge (MA, USA)
«Introduction to photocatalysis-based proximity labeling»
«Introduction to photocatalysis-based proximity labeling»
12.00
Dr. Markus Löweneck, Head of Research & Development, Senn Chemicals AG
«Chemical Process Development: From Route-Finding to Commercial Production»
«Chemical Process Development: From Route-Finding to Commercial Production»
16.30
Short Communication Session A
Tuesday, Sept 13, 2022
08.30
Prof. Andrea Rentmeister, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster (Germany)
«Enzymatic strategies to bring RNA functions under control of light»
«Enzymatic strategies to bring RNA functions under control of light»
09.30
Dr. Jean Quancard, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel (Switzerland)
«One binder, two effects: Context dependent inhibition or rescue of MALT1 protease»
«One binder, two effects: Context dependent inhibition or rescue of MALT1 protease»
11.00
Dr. Sascha Hoogendoorn, University of Geneva (Switzerland)
«Target elucidation through target degradation: Discovery of BET bromodomains as the target of Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor-1»
«Target elucidation through target degradation: Discovery of BET bromodomains as the target of Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor-1»
12.00
Dr. Mark Schäfer, Senior Group Leader R&D, Bachem AG
«Towards Green Chemistry – New Technologies in the Industrial Manufacture of Peptidic APIs»
«Towards Green Chemistry – New Technologies in the Industrial Manufacture of Peptidic APIs»
Wednesday, Sept 14, 2022
08.30
Dr. Tamara Reyes Robles, MSD Exploratory Science Center, Cambridge (MA, USA)
«Applications of photoproximity labeling»
«Applications of photoproximity labeling»
09.30
Prof. Edward Tate, Imperial College London, London (UK)
«Getting the chemical handle on post-translational modification»
«Getting the chemical handle on post-translational modification»
11.00
Prof. Andrea Rentmeister, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster (Germany)
«Chemo-enzymatic modifications to make RNA accessible to analysis»
«Chemo-enzymatic modifications to make RNA accessible to analysis»
12.00
Dr. Daniel Latassa, Project Manager, Valsynthese SA (Société Suisse des Explosifs Group)
«Valsynthese: the positive and unexpected uses of hazardous chemistry»
Dr. Erika Lüthi, R&D-Chemist and Project Manager, Valsynthese SA
«Nitrate Esters – “Old” and “Novel” Uses of an Energetic Compound Class in Humans and Animals»
16.30
Short Communication Session B
Thursday, Sept 15, 2022
08.30
Prof. Claudia Höbartner, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg (Germany)
«Illuminating RNA by ribozymes and fluorogenic aptamers»
«Illuminating RNA by ribozymes and fluorogenic aptamers»
09.30
Prof. Edward Tate, Imperial College London, London (UK)
«Probes and PROTACs: linking drug discovery to protein degradtion»
«Probes and PROTACs: linking drug discovery to protein degradtion»
11.00
Closure